抱璣

Chinese

		to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug or embrace; surround; cherish	irregular pearl
trad. (抱璣)		抱	璣
simp. (抱玑)		抱	玑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàojī

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàojī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàoji
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: bàu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawji
    • Palladius: баоцзи (baoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

Noun

抱璣

1. a kind of mollusc in the family Pteriidae (clarification of this definition is needed)

   • 珠母、蠑螺、玉螺、瓊蚌、含秕、抱璣、馬蹄螺、銀斑、石決明等貝殼、螺殼經鑿胚、分揀、爛面、磨平、雕琢、穿孔、磨光、漂白、上光、乾燥、染色、打蠟、整理等工序加工製成的紐扣。 [MSC, trad.]
     珠母、蝾螺、玉螺、琼蚌、含秕、抱玑、马蹄螺、银斑、石决明等贝壳、螺壳经凿胚、分拣、烂面、磨平、雕琢、穿孔、磨光、漂白、上光、干燥、染色、打蜡、整理等工序加工制成的纽扣。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2011, 嵊泗海洋与渔业志编纂委员会, 《嵊泗海洋与渔业志》, page 322

     Zhūmǔ, róngluó, yùluó, qióngbàng, hánbǐ, bàojī, mǎtíluó, yínbān, shíjuémíng děng bèiké, luóké jīng záopēi, fēnjiǎn, lànmiàn, mópíng, diāozhuó, chuānkǒng, móguāng, piàobái, shàngguāng, qiánzào, rǎnsè, dǎlà, zhěnglǐ děng gōngxù jiāgōng zhìchéng de niǔkòu. [Pinyin]

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